One dead, 1,000 evacuated in Oklahoma wildfire

11:55 AM,
May 5, 2014

An Edmond firefighter moves a hose while battling a fire in south Logan County, Oklahoma, on Sunday. Firefighters worked through the night and into early Monday to battle the large wildfire that destroyed at least six homes and left at least one person dead after a controlled burn spread out of control in central Oklahoma.

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Doug Stanglin and Doyle Rice
| USA Today

National Guard helicopters were being called out Monday to help battle a wildfire that has consumed 3,000 acres in central Oklahoma, destroyed at least six homes and killed at least one person.

The Edmond Fire Department said on Twitter that a 56-year-old man was found dead in Logan County. He had refused to evacuate his mobile home, which was located in a rural part of the county, News OK.com reports.

Fire officials say the blaze, which started from a controlled burn that got out of hand, is 75 percent contained on the south, west and east but still threatens at least 150 homes to the north of the ...